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2020 GENERAL ASSEMBLY: "Calm before the Storm"

March 18, 2020

Legislative Wrap-Up & Commentary - Download the PDF

DATA SPOTLIGHT: PERCENT of TOTAL K-12 COMPENSATION to TEACHERS

Analysis with Indiana Business Research Center

August 20, 2019

Press Release

INDIANA'S FY2019 REVIEW: SURGING REVENUE, SURPRISING SURPLUS

Commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

July 24, 2019

2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 'PAYCHECK PRIORITIES'

Legislative update & commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

April 26, 2019

Download the PDF - Full Report

A FISCAL HISTORY OF INDIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT

IFPI Report by Craig Johnson & Justin Ross

March 6, 2019

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2021 Year in Review - IFPI's Fiscal Top Five

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January 3, 2022

RELEASE: Local Income Tax Rules Could Reduce Balances, Provide Budget Relief - IFPI Study

November 15, 2021

COMMENTARY: FY2021 CLOSEOUT

Indiana's surging revenues mean surprise refunds, resilient budgets

July 15, 2021

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Hot Budget Summer

Commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: IFPI on State K-12 Funding

Education Funding & Economic Resilience - March 3, 2021

Doing the Math on Indiana's K-12 Budget - January 14, 2021

"Taking on Teacher Pay" (INDY POLITICS)

December 20, 2020

Commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Revenue uncertainty looms over next budget

November 24, 2020

Commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: "Losing properties from the tax rolls part of a larger problem for cities"

August 28, 2020

Review the Key Findings and Highlights

CAPACITY-COST INDEXES OF INDIANA LOCAL GOVT:

July 8, 2020: A new report by Purdue economist Larry DeBoer for IFPI measures how revenues have kept pace with costs for local governments across the state, finds budget pressure building in the cities and counties where the majority of Hoosiers live and work:

IFPI Press Release

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Purdue Press Release (download)

INDIANA FY2020 CLOSE-OUT: "When It Rains, It Pours"

July 23, 2020

Get IFPI's FY2020 Close-Out Review & Commentary

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Personal Income, Property Tax Levies & Long-Term Budget Pain

June 25, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: "Consumer spending, sales taxes show Indiana's budget challenge"

May 22, 2020

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INDY CHAMBER VIRTUAL TOWN HALL: "The Impact of COVID-19 on State & Local Budgets"

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INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "With COVID Budget Challenges, We're in this Together"

May 7, 2020

Op-ed by IFPI's Chris Watts

COMMENTARY: COVID-19 & Tax Day Tradeoffs

April 15, 2020

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INDIANAPOLIS STAR: "Indianapolis faces steepest fiscal challenge from COVID-19"

March 29, 2020

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "What's ahead for Indiana's Finances?"

March 24, 2020

COMMENTARY: Making population a pro-growth priority

March 17, 2020

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INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "Locking up local resources"

February 18, 2020

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "The Gift of Consensus Revenue Forecasting"

December 27, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: "Is it time to buy into local sales taxes?"

December 6, 2019

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "What's in store for Indiana's new mayors?"

November 19, 2019

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "Tough economic times mean tough fiscal choices ahead"

August 28, 2019

INDIANAPOLIS IN DECLINE?

Commentary by IFPI's Chris Watts, Drew Klacik of the IU Public Policy Institute

August 16, 2019

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INDIANA'S FY2019 REVIEW: SURGING REVENUE, SURPRISING SURPLUS

Commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

July 24, 2019

INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "Indiana finishes 2019 with historic surplus - human capital deficits?

July 24, 2019

2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 'PAYCHECK PRIORITIES'

Legislative update & commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts

April 26, 2019

Teacher pay dominated the 2019 legislature, but personal income growth for all Hoosiers looms as Indiana's defining fiscal challenge: